1. Presented by:
Web Communications &
The Adaptive Computing Technology Center
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2. Web Communications
Paul Gilzow, Programmer/Analyst Expert
 Web site: http://webcom.missouri.edu
 Phone: 882-4502
Adaptive Computing Technology (ACT) Center
Abigail O’Sullivan, Manager
Carmen Schafer, User Support Analyst Specialist
 Web site: http://actcenter.missouri.edu
 Phone: 884-2828
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3. What is “Universal Design”?
Universal Design is “barrier free” design, which allows
not only persons with a disability to access
services, but others that may need help, such as the
elderly population.
◦ Automatic Doors
◦ Extra-wide Doorways
◦ Curb cuts
◦ Accessible Ramps
◦ Closed captioning for TV
◦ Accessible Web Sites
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4. 1. Equitable Use
2. Flexibility In Use
3. Simple and Intuitive Use
4. Perceptible Information
5. Tolerance for Error
6. Low Physical Effort
7. Size and Space for Approach and Use
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5. 1. Adopt a Set of Guidelines & Standards
 MU Web Communications use
http://webcom.missouri.edu/policy
 XHTML from World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
 Missouri IT Accessibility Standards (MITAS)
 RSMo Section 191.863- Missouri Law
 Section 508- Federal Law
2. Apply Guidelines & Standards
3. Add Progressive Enhancement
4. Continually Test your Web Site
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6. Example Web Site:
University of Nebraska –Lincoln
A “NO”site A “YES”site
Inaccessible Site Demonstration
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7. Accessible vs. Inaccessible Web Sites
 JAWS – Screen Reading software
 Dragon NaturallySpeaking- Voice Dictation
 ZoomText- Screen Magnification/Reader
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8. Accessible vs. Inaccessible Web Sites
Sony
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Ericsson
Nokia
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9. Maximize Contrast
Consider Colorblindness
Keep it Simple
Create Descriptive Links
Video Captioning / Closed caption/Audio description
Transcribe Audio
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10. Anyone who
owns, directs, manages, designs, o
r provides content to a Web site.
Web Sites in the Media
 Target- National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
 Southwest Airlines- Access Now, INC.
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11. Online Checkers
 Cynthia Says http://www.cynthiasays.com/
 Functional Accessibility Evaluator http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu/
 W3C validator http://validator.w3.org/
 Color blindness checker http://colorfilter.wickline.org/
 Wave 4.0 http://wave.webaim.org/
Firefox extensions
Fangs http://www.standards-schmandards.com/projects/fangs/
HTML validator https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/249
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12. Resources Available at MU
◦ Web Communications
http://webcom.missouri.edu
◦ Adaptive Computing Technology (ACT) Center
http://actcenter.missouri.edu
Online Resources
◦ WebAIM http://webaim.org
◦ Universal Design of Online Courses
http://www.ualr.edu/pace/tenstepsud/
◦ MITAS http://www.oa.mo.gov/itsd/cio/standards/ITGS0003.pdf
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